Parenting for a Better World
Social Justice Practices for Your Family and the Planet
9780827231870
168 pages
Chalice Press
Overview
Living faithfully isn’t about attending church. Being Christian is about living in right, just relationships with other people and the rest of creation. How can Christian parents avoid being overcome with the pressure to be a perfect parent and make a difference in the world? Parenting for a Better World shows there are all sorts of ways we can make a real difference from within our own homes.
Even busy parents can work with their families for global justice. Without pressing you to do it all, this book offers spiritual resources for reflecting on the relationship between your faith, your calling for justice, and your commitment to parenting. Find encouragement from fellow parents who weave together stories of caregiving, activism, and scripture that affirm your sense of calling. Plus, it offers practical strategies to help committed (and over-committed) people integrate caregiving and justice work into their daily lives.
Author Bio
Susanna Snyder is Lecturer in Ethics and Theology at Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford. She is also an associate member of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford and an Anglican priest. She has published widely in the area of migration, refugees and theology, ethics, and social justice. Ellen Ott Marshall is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics and Conflict Transformation at Candler School of Theology, Emory University. She focuses on contemporary Christian ethics, with particular attention to violence, peacebuilding, conflict transformation, gender and moral agency.
